For Immediate Release SCANA Media Contact: SCANA Investor Contact:

Rhonda O'Banion Christina Putnam

800-562-9308 803-217-7512 rhonda.obanion@scana.com cputnam@scana.com

SCE&G Places First Ring on V.C. Summer Unit 2 Containment Vessel CAYCE, S.C., June 3, 2014-South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG), and its partners placed on June 2, 2014, the first of three containment vessel rings for the Unit 2 nuclear reactor, which is among the first nuclear units being built in the U.S. in 30 years.

Ring 1 was placed on top of the Unit 2 containment vessel bottom head. Now that the first ring is set, the remaining two rings will follow. All rings are fabricated with multiple levels of steel plates. The final component of the containment vessel will be the top head. When complete, the robust containment vessel, which will house the reactor vessel, will weigh about 4,000 tons and stand more than 200 feet with a 130 foot-diameter.
About 2,500 Chicago Bridge & Iron and Westinghouse personnel and subcontractor personnel are currently involved in constructing two new reactors at V.C. Summer in Fairfield County, S.C, where Unit 1 has operated safely and reliably for more than 30 years. The new nuclear project should peak at about 3,000-3,500 workers during certain points of construction. The two 1,117- megawatt AP1000 units will add 600 to 800 permanent jobs when operational. Once the two units are complete, SCE&G anticipates its generation mix will be about 30 percent nuclear, 30 percent natural gas, and 30 percent scrubbed coal, with the balance in hydro, solar and biomass.
Visit SCE&G on Flickrfor nuclear construction photos. Browse the SCE&G library of nuclear development videos on YouTube.
SCANA and SCE&G post information from time to time regarding developments relating to SCE&G's new nuclear project at www.scana.com. On SCANA's homepage, there is a yellow box containing a link to the New Nuclear Development section, which contains a yellow box with a link to project news and updates. Some of the information may be deemed material information that has not otherwise become public. Investors, media and others interested in SCE&G's new nuclear project are encouraged to review this information. To receive an alert when project updates are released, subscribe to email alerts.
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South Carolina Electric & Gas Company is a regulated public utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to approximately 681,000 customers in 24 counties in the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina. The company also provides natural gas service to approximately 332,000 customers in 38 counties in the state. More information about SCE&G is available at www.sceg.com .
SCANA Corporation, headquartered in Cayce, S.C., is an energy-based holding company principally engaged, through subsidiaries, in electric and natural gas utility operations and other energy-related businesses. The Company serves approximately 681,000 electric customers in South Carolina and more than 1.3 million natural gas customers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Information about SCANA and its businesses is available at www.scana.com .
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